{"id":774,"date":"2024-01-09T09:53:09","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T09:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/?page_id=774"},"modified":"2026-02-08T03:22:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-08T11:22:13","slug":"works-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/izzyking.com\/index.php\/works-in-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"In Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2c1f7b6881dc0dd693dfb761867ec3c5\">Current<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the projects I&#8217;m currently working on. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-b753f1b8b94a40b04d9f50628fa1c058\"><strong>Serenity<\/strong>; dark fantasy; novel trilogy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Dragons aren\u2019t the answer to all the world\u2019s problems, but they certainly help.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rueben has just been promoted to Captain of the Royal Guard. Young and eager to prove himself, he sets out to wake a long-slumbering dragon and bring an end to the demon killing spree. Avery the High Paladin struggles to balance the demon attacks and the kingdom tearing away from the Church. With the help of the rest of the Council, he puts pressure on the king to maintain the connection between the kingdom and The Way.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their different approaches will bring them closer to the demons than either of them ever wanted\u2014Rueben with the demons, and Avery with the man who\u2019s summoning them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, they have to face down the demons or risk losing everything they\u2019ve worked for.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently, I&#8217;m querying literary agents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t<p>\n\t\t<strong>Serenity: Serenity: Rejections Received<\/strong>\n\t<\/p>\n\n\n\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:1em;background-color:#d6d6d6;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"float:right;font-size:80%;color:rgb(89,68,51);margin-right:3px;\">\n\t\t\t\t5 of 5\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:1em;background-color:#81ba70;\">\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-058f009a7c060b279f2f0b5487a77ba0\">Her Demons: The Witch&#8217;s Curse; paranormal romance; novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>Curses shouldn&#8217;t lead to love, but demons are the exception to everything.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Luna is an unremarkable witch from Aurora, Arizona. 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The city is teeming with all sorts of supernaturals\u2014both known and unknown.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Something is killing witches around town. Dakota is positive it\u2019s a demon doing the killing, and has taken it upon themself to investigate the murders without the help of the police. Then the King of Hell arrives and makes Dakota his new pet. 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The village celebrates as a portal waits for the young men\u2014and their friends\u2014to transport them somewhere in the world. A world of magic and mystery awaits them, as they\u2019ve never left their village and have only heard stories of the outside world.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The time limit is a year, and whether they return victorious or not is entirely up to them. They must learn to rely on their friends around them, as the world is not so kind.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Are they strong enough to become heroes on their own, or will the world outside prove to be too much for them?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Currently drafting <strong>Act 2<\/strong> of this story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<div>\n\t\t<strong>Heroes Journey &#8211; Act 2 Draft 1<\/strong>\n\t\t<\/p>\n\t<div style=\"width:100%;height:1em;background-color:#d6d6d6;\">\n\t\t<p style=\"float:right;font-size:80%;color:rgb(89,68,51);margin-right:3px;\">\n\t\t\t\t5 of 7 chapters\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t<div style=\"width:71%;height:1em;background-color:#81ba70;\">\n\t\t<\/div><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-97b5d3302ed63fc42ca12955ff4297a6\">Future<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These are the projects I&#8217;ll work on sometime in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-a848e685fd31b79ebfeee343261fbd9c\">Against the Elements; dark fantasy; novel series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A vampire pirate captain is looking for his cure.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-84f86aa752dab9259b3bc9f0df23bff1\">Bane; dark fantasy; novel series<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A sorcerer is cursed to be a dragon.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-f770eb8b741ec17f4df561c2ecf08d15\">Castle in the Sky; dark fantasy; novel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A woman falls in love with a prince and would do anything to make him notice her.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-primary-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-d44bc0960c287eebd2d4d5d30d15584f\">Whisper; horror; short story anthology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A journalist watches a series of videos on the dark web.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And many more to come!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Current These are the projects I&#8217;m currently working on. 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